An excellent sequel that can be read as a standalone easily. The main character is an Everyman who trains dogs and works with the police in finding cadavers. With his super dog, Vira, and her doggie family, they help Chicago cops Kippy and Wabs in a couple of cases. The second case involves murder, political corruption and even the mob in a good story.

Ugh. . . are you going to go through all the dogs and have each one permanently disabled? The beginning was too slow because instead of a straight-line mystery there had to be so many twists and turns. I got tired of the labyrinth, and I jumped to the end and was horrified - even though I didn't read about the incident. I don't read books that include animals as characters to discover that they are horribly harmed.